Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Rice University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Quantum Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,136
91,633
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
travel industry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,332
45,370
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,256
18,019
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physical Chemistry
Biophysics
Protein Folding
Condensed Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,120
13,965
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
plasmonics
nanophotonics
single particle spectroscopy
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,744
14,439
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Electrocatalysis
Renewable Energy
CCUS
CO2 Reduction
Battery Recycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,436
28,931
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
quantum chemistry
density functional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,016
17,834
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Theoretical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,949
5,539
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
supramolecular chemistry
self-assembly
peptide structure
biomimetic materials
collagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,827
7,047
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Carbon Nanotechnology in Medicine and Biology
Radiochemistry
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,228
3,088
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
organic synthesis
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,070
2,078
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Oilfield chemistry
mineral scale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,849
4,270
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Theoretical Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Biophysics
Statistical Mechanics
Theoretical Biology
Biophysical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,853
4,250
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
nanomaterials
colloidal chemistry
self-assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,458
2,635
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
amyloid proteins
nanoscale science
photochemistry
coordination chemistry
multidimensional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,344
5,212
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
inorganic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
materials chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,190
2,221
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Terpenoid biosynthesis
triterpenoids
natural products
oxidosqualene cyclases
bioorganic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
1,493
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
organic chemistry
inorganic chemistry
chemical biology
medicinal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,210
2,331
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Cellular and Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,268
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
organic synthesis
organocatalysis
catalytic enantioselective synthesis
asymmetric synthesis
electrophilic amination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,765
2,793
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Photochemistry
Nanophotonics
Photocatalysis
SERS
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
2,537
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Chemical Biology
Medicinal Chemistry
Synthetic Biology
Bone
Brain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,615
2,953
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Molecular Jackhammers
Cancer Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine
Molecular Mechanical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,475
1,925
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Microbiology
Cellular Biology
Molecular Biology
Aging
Antimicrobials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
2,520
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Materials
CCUS
Catalysis
Energy Conversion & Storage
Solar Fuels & Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,819
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420
178
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gustavo E Scuseria
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,136
91,633
0.362
Quantum Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821
820
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James M Tour
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,332
45,370
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,637
1,249
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kyriacos Nicolaou
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,256
18,019
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,553
3,088
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter G Wolynes
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,120
13,965
0.214
Physical Chemistry
Biophysics
Protein Folding
Condensed Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,890
6,093
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephan Link
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,744
14,439
0.338
plasmonics
nanophotonics
single particle spectroscopy
nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,274
7,188
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Haotian Wang
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,436
28,931
0.753
Electrocatalysis
Renewable Energy
CCUS
CO2 Reduction
Battery Recycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,369
9,881
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Oleg Vydrov
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,016
17,834
0.575
quantum chemistry
density functional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,547
10,384
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter J Rossky
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,949
5,539
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,505
17,111
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeffrey D Hartgerink
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,827
7,047
0.338
supramolecular chemistry
self-assembly
peptide structure
biomimetic materials
collagen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,985
21,572
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lon J Wilson
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,228
3,088
0.179
Carbon Nanotechnology in Medicine and Biology
Radiochemistry
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,320
27,415
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ed Billups
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,070
2,078
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,972
33,086
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amy Kan
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,849
4,270
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,056
36,302
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anatoly Kolomeisky
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,853
4,250
0.392
Theoretical Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Biophysics
Statistical Mechanics
Theoretical Biology
Biophysical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,501
41,640
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eugene R Zubarev
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,458
2,635
0.279
nanomaterials
colloidal chemistry
self-assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,998
42,178
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angel A Martí
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,344
5,212
0.558
amyloid proteins
nanoscale science
photochemistry
coordination chemistry
multidimensional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,053
42,848
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kenton Whitmire
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,190
2,221
0.242
inorganic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
materials chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,157
55,677
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Seiichi PT Matsuda
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,952
1,493
0.215
Terpenoid biosynthesis
triterpenoids
natural products
oxidosqualene cyclases
bioorganic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,516
61,469
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zachary Ball
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,210
2,331
0.375
organic chemistry
inorganic chemistry
chemical biology
medicinal chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,942
63,826
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kyriacos Zygourakis
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,268
0.382
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Cellular and Tissue Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,192
65,413
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Laszlo Kurti
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,765
2,793
0.484
organic synthesis
organocatalysis
catalytic enantioselective synthesis
asymmetric synthesis
electrophilic amination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,716
73,757
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shu Tian
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
2,537
0.509
Photochemistry
Nanophotonics
Photocatalysis
SERS
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,378
78,355
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Han Xiao
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,615
2,953
0.640
Chemical Biology
Medicinal Chemistry
Synthetic Biology
Bone
Brain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,732
97,021
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ciceron Ayala Orozco
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,475
1,925
0.554
Molecular Jackhammers
Cancer Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine
Molecular Mechanical Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,210
101,430
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ana L Santos
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
2,520
0.771
Microbiology
Cellular Biology
Molecular Biology
Aging
Antimicrobials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,314
109,332
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Soumyabrata Roy
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,819
0.960
Materials
CCUS
Catalysis
Energy Conversion & Storage
Solar Fuels & Devices